— At last, Revenge is ours (or not). Including Blackbeard’s artisanal arsenal. — eBay eye-catchers: a medal of Lost Cause honor and a poster for Louis Armstrong at Carmichael Auditorium. — What exactly is a Confederate monument? And what should Reidsville do with the one that lost its kepied head to a reckless driver?

— Did Civil War actually claim more Virginians than North Carolinians? Don’t miss this one — keen reportage by Cameron McWhirter of the Wall Street Journal. — Won’t you come home, George Washington? — Asheville’s monumental forgetfulness — Pa, you can cancel that tsunami insurance….